I just finished chapter 1, and I am amazed and overwhelmed at the same time. That any classroom would be "reproducible, scalable, customizable, and easy for teachers to wrap their minds around" is very, very attractive. But when you add the posibility of it being a mastery-learning environment, it becomes even more attractive.
Now, in all honesty, with my own children an activity nearly every night and papers/homework most nights, how could a flipped classroom happen? There are not enough hours in the day.
Kate Boyce
After reading chapters 1 and 2, I have a pretty good understanding of what a flipped classroom is and the theories behind it. I like the idea of it, but I am unsure as to how it would work for me. I agree with Kate, there may not be enough time for students to watch so many videos at home (or they may not have access to it)... as it is they have a hard enough time completing their homework. Also, I very rarely "lecture" my students, I do a lot of guided practice and discovery learning to teach Spanish, so I'm not sure what I would put into the videos. Although, I have seen different videos on youtube about conjugations, so I supposed I could go that route.
One thing that makes me uneasy is the idea of the flipped-mastery classroom where students could potentially be all working on different things. I'm not worried about giving up the control, but rather not knowing what to provide to which students at what time. I can also see myself getting overwhelmed at having to grade all different assessments at once. Also, what do you do with students who master all the material before the end of the year?
Now, in all honesty, with my own children an activity nearly every night and papers/homework most nights, how could a flipped classroom happen? There are not enough hours in the day.
Kate Boyce
After reading chapters 1 and 2, I have a pretty good understanding of what a flipped classroom is and the theories behind it. I like the idea of it, but I am unsure as to how it would work for me. I agree with Kate, there may not be enough time for students to watch so many videos at home (or they may not have access to it)... as it is they have a hard enough time completing their homework. Also, I very rarely "lecture" my students, I do a lot of guided practice and discovery learning to teach Spanish, so I'm not sure what I would put into the videos. Although, I have seen different videos on youtube about conjugations, so I supposed I could go that route.
One thing that makes me uneasy is the idea of the flipped-mastery classroom where students could potentially be all working on different things. I'm not worried about giving up the control, but rather not knowing what to provide to which students at what time. I can also see myself getting overwhelmed at having to grade all different assessments at once. Also, what do you do with students who master all the material before the end of the year?
Holli Reckin